CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG? (1 OF 2)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Galatians 3:28
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Can't We All Get Along? (1 of 2)
Series: God Bless America ... Again
Tony Thomas
Galatians 3:28
The Civil War was fought in a thousand places: from Altoona, Georgie to Antietam, Maryland; from Brentwood, Tennessee to Bulls Run, Virginia; from Cabin Creek, Oklahoma to Corinth, Mississippi; from Day's Gap, Alabama to Deep Gulley, North Carolina; and from Goodrich's Landing, Louisiana to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
If time-travel was possible and I could choose one day of that war to witness, it would be November 19, 1863. On that day, the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was dedicated. Four months earlier, the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive battle of Gettysburg.
From July 1-3, 160,000 soldiers clashed in Gettysburg. As fate would have it, it would prove to be both the turning point - and the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil. The battle also impacted the small town of Gettysburg (population 2400) to this very day.
Nearly eight-thousand (7,963) bodies were strewn across the battlefields: 27,224 were wounded, and the carcasses of hundreds of dead horses filled the air with the stench of their rot.
Interring the dead in a dignified manner became a high priority. Initially, the town planned to buy land for a cemetery with hopes that the families of the dead would cover their expenses. Then, David Wills, a thirty-two year old attorney, objected and wrote to the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Wills asked the Governor, by Executive order, to make Gettysburg a National Cemetery to be funded by the states. Wills purchased seventeen acres, paying $2,475.87 for the land. Then, he invited Senator Edward Everett to be the featured speaker.
Ever heard of Senator Edward Everett? He was considered to be the leading orator of the day. He had served as Secretary of State, Governor of Massachusetts, President of Harvard University, and he was a Vice Presidential candidate. He was also an ordained pastor ( ...
Series: God Bless America ... Again
Tony Thomas
Galatians 3:28
The Civil War was fought in a thousand places: from Altoona, Georgie to Antietam, Maryland; from Brentwood, Tennessee to Bulls Run, Virginia; from Cabin Creek, Oklahoma to Corinth, Mississippi; from Day's Gap, Alabama to Deep Gulley, North Carolina; and from Goodrich's Landing, Louisiana to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
If time-travel was possible and I could choose one day of that war to witness, it would be November 19, 1863. On that day, the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was dedicated. Four months earlier, the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive battle of Gettysburg.
From July 1-3, 160,000 soldiers clashed in Gettysburg. As fate would have it, it would prove to be both the turning point - and the bloodiest battle ever fought on U.S. soil. The battle also impacted the small town of Gettysburg (population 2400) to this very day.
Nearly eight-thousand (7,963) bodies were strewn across the battlefields: 27,224 were wounded, and the carcasses of hundreds of dead horses filled the air with the stench of their rot.
Interring the dead in a dignified manner became a high priority. Initially, the town planned to buy land for a cemetery with hopes that the families of the dead would cover their expenses. Then, David Wills, a thirty-two year old attorney, objected and wrote to the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Wills asked the Governor, by Executive order, to make Gettysburg a National Cemetery to be funded by the states. Wills purchased seventeen acres, paying $2,475.87 for the land. Then, he invited Senator Edward Everett to be the featured speaker.
Ever heard of Senator Edward Everett? He was considered to be the leading orator of the day. He had served as Secretary of State, Governor of Massachusetts, President of Harvard University, and he was a Vice Presidential candidate. He was also an ordained pastor ( ...
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